Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor

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Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor († 1236 ) was a prince of the Welsh principality of Powys .

He was the eldest son of Gruffydd Maelor I and his wife Angharad, a daughter of Owain Gwynedd . Together with his brother Owain ap Gruffydd he took over the rule of the southern Powys in 1191 after the death of his father and became sole ruler of Powys north of the Rhaeadr and the Tanat after Owain's death in 1197 . To distinguish it from the southern principality of Powys Cyfeiliog , his kingdom was named Powys Fadog after him .

He was initially allied with Llywelyn ap Iorwerth , but he abandoned his cousin in 1211 when he was defeated in the war against King John in 1211 . When Pope Innocent III. In 1212 the Welsh princes released their allegiance to the English king, he remained an ally of John and was therefore considered a traitor by the other Welsh princes. It was not until 1215 that he allied himself again with Llywelyn, with whom he remained allied from now on until his death. Although he did not take part in Llywelyn's campaign through South Wales himself in 1215, he supported him by sending his house troops. After his death, Powys Fadog was divided among his five sons. He founded the Valle Crucis Abbey around 1200which was the last founding of the Cistercian monastery in Wales and was also buried there.

He was married to Gwladus, a daughter of Ithel ap Rhys from Gwent . He left at least five sons and one daughter:

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SURNAME Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Madog ap Gruffydd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Powys (Wales)
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1236